Brayden Schager throws for 374 yards, 4 TDs as Hawaii beats N. Iowa 36-7
HONOLULU -- — Brayden Schager completed 35 of 43 passes for 374 yards and four touchdowns Saturday night to help Hawaii beat Northern Iowa 36-7.
Caleb Brown forced a fumble on the opened drive that was recovered Jamih Otis and six plays later Schager hit Jonah Panoke for a 24-yard touchdown that gave Hawaii (2-2) a 7-0 lead with 7:58 left in the first quarter.
Schager added a 6-yard TD to Pofele Ashlock late in the first and a 20-yarder to Nick Cenacle that made it 22-0 with 9:10 left in the second.
Northern Iowa (2-2) answered with an eight-play, 72-minute drive that culminated with quarterback Aidan Dunne's 3-yard TD run 5 minutes later.
Schager connected with Cenacle for a 1-yard touchdown in the third quarter and a 6-yard scoring run by Landon Sims made it 36-7 with 6:58 to play.
Ashlock finished with 10 receptions for 74 yards and Cenacle added 63 yards receiving on nine catches.
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| Team | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 7-0 | 10-1 |
| South Dakota State | 6-1 | 9-2 |
| South Dakota | 6-1 | 8-2 |
| Missouri State | 6-1 | 8-3 |
| Illinois State | 5-2 | 8-3 |
| Indiana State | 3-4 | 4-7 |
| Youngstown State | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| North Dakota | 2-5 | 5-6 |
| Southern Illinois | 1-6 | 3-8 |
| Northern Iowa | 0-7 | 2-9 |
| Murray State | 0-7 | 1-10 |
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| Team | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Boise State | 6-0 | 9-1 |
| Colorado State | 5-0 | 7-3 |
| UNLV | 4-1 | 8-2 |
| Fresno State | 3-3 | 5-5 |
| San José State | 3-3 | 6-4 |
| New Mexico | 3-3 | 5-6 |
| San Diego State | 2-3 | 3-7 |
| Utah State | 2-3 | 3-7 |
| Hawai'i | 2-4 | 4-7 |
| Wyoming | 2-4 | 2-8 |
| Air Force | 1-4 | 3-7 |
| Nevada | 0-5 | 3-8 |
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